As a result of the increased flexibility of today’s jobs higher demands are being put on the individuals to on their own create a distinction between the different spheres of work and leisure. Free working conditions generate both possibilities and stress for the employees. This essay examines and analyses the impacts and consequences of boundless labor. The purpose is to study how HR-Managers perceive boundless work and its effects. The issues this essay is based upon examines HR-Managers demarcation between leisure and work, and also on their experience of how leisure, close relatives and well-being is affected by boundless work. Previous research regarding the subject has shown that the transition between work and leisure is very significant to avoid the boundaries of both work and leisure to collide, something that is very common when you work from home. The evolution of technology has made it possible to be connected and available around the clock, this is also the biggest factor to why work in today’s society is portable. The flexibility creates an unhealthy stress among the employees. This study, which is based on seven interviews with different HR-Managers, shows that the effects of boundless work is individual, but that it is also influenced by the culture of the workplace and their own spatial arrangement. The study also shows that boundless work primarily has a negative effect on the human well-being and that it is often through the stress of high workload this occurs. When it comes to the impact on leisure, it is clear that the family is prioritized before the individuals own private interests. / I och med ökad flexibilitet i dagens arbeten ställs högre krav på individen att på egen handskapa åtskillnad mellan de olika sfärerna arbetsliv och fritid. Fria arbetsvillkor genererar i sin tur både möjligheter och belastningar för medarbetarna. I den här uppsatsen undersöks effekterna av det gränslösa arbetet. Syftet är att studera hur HR-chefer hanterar gränslöst arbete samt hur de upplever att det påverkar det har på det övriga livet. De frågeställningar uppsatsen utgår ifrån undersöker HR-chefers gränsdragning mellan fritid och arbete samt hur de upplever att fritid, nära anhöriga och välmående påverkas av gränslöst arbete. Tidigare forskning om ämnet visar att skiftet mellan sfärerna arbete och fritid är av stor vikt för att undvika flytande gränser, vilket lätt uppkommer i samband med arbete i hemmet. Tekniken, som gör det möjligt att vara uppkopplad och tillgänglig dygnet runt, är den största bidragande faktorn till att arbetet idag är bärbart. Flexibiliteten skapar således en ohälsosam stress hos medarbetare. Denna studie, som baseras på sju kvalitativa intervjuer med HR-chefer, påvisar att det gränslösa arbetets påverkan på det övriga livet är individuellt, men att det influeras av såväl kulturen på arbetsplatsen som egna rumsliga arrangemang. Studien visar också att det gränslösa arbetet till största del påverkar välmåendet negativt och ofta via stress då arbetsbelastningen generellt är hög. När det gäller inverkan på fritiden är det tydligt att egentiden väljs bort före familjen.

The objectives were to study: (1) if psychosocial factors (such as social support from coaches and peers), within a football context, could predict psychological well-being among soccer academy players (2) the relationship between selection and well-being among football academy players and (3) compare the age categories 11-14 and 15-19 in perceived wellbeing, experiences of selection and social support from coaches and peers.  In total, 443 players from four academy settings participated in the study. The player’s ages differences were between 11-19 years. The instrument used was the Swedish health survey developed by the Swedish Health Institute with a number of football specific items added. Result suggests a regression model including two variables (social support from coaches and peers) explaining 16, 6 % of the psychological well-being. Further, a negative relationship was found between selection and perceived well-being. Another finding was that the youth players (11-15 years) experienced higher levels of social support and psychological well-being, but experienced selection more negatively compared to junior players (15-19 years). Recommendations are given to coaches to be aware of developing a supportive coaching style. Another recommendation to increase well-being is to develop support mechanisms to help the youth players in academy settings to cope with the pressure of selection. The results are discussed in relation to theoretical frameworks and previous research.  Keywords: Football academies, psychological well-being, social support and selection / Svenska fotbollsförbundet